Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 39285-39286 [2013-15583]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39285-39286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15583]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501--3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested 
concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person 
shall be subject to

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any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before August 30, 2013. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov. To submit your PRA comments to the 
FCC by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, FCC, Office of 
Managing Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0384.
    Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and 64.905, Auditor's Attestation 
and Certification.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1 respondent; 1 response.
    Estimated Time per Response: 35 hours to 250 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, biennial and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215 and 218-220 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 250 hours per audit requirement and 5 hours 
for the annual certification = 255 total annual hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurances of 
confidentiality have been provided to respondents. If confidentiality 
is requested, such requests will be processed in accordance with 47 CFR 
0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will be submitting this expiring 
information collection after this comment period to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of an extension request (no 
change in the reporting requirements). There is no change in the 
Commission's previous burden estimates.
    Section 64.904(a) requires each incumbent LEC required to file a 
cost allocation manual is to either have an attest engagement performed 
by an independent auditor every two years, covering the prior two year 
period, or have a financial audit performed by an independent auditor 
biennially. In either case, the initial engagement shall be performed 
in the calendar year after the carrier is first required to file a cost 
allocation manual. See section 904(a)-(c). Instead of requiring mid-
sized carriers to incur the expense of a biennial attestation 
engagement, they now file a certification with the Commission stating 
that they are in compliance with 47 CFR 64.901 of the Commission's 
rules. The certification must be signed, under oath, by an officer of 
the incumbent LEC, and filed with the Commission on an annual basis. 
Such certifications of compliance represent a less costly means of 
enforcing compliance with our cost allocation rules. See 47 CFR 64.905 
of the Commission's rules. The requirements are imposed to ensure that 
the carriers are properly complying with Commission rules. They serve 
as an important aid in the Commission's monitoring program.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-15583 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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